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Oxford Innovation Finance is the home of OION, one of the oldest and largest angel investment networks in the UK, and the Oxford Innovation EIS Growth Fund. OION was established in 1994 as one of the UK’s first business angel networks and today links carefully selected investment opportunities from Oxford and across the country with investors through regular Showcase events. In January 2020, Oxford Angel Network (OAN), part of Oxford University’s commercialisation arm Oxford University Innovation (OUI), merged with OION to create one unified angel network for Oxford and beyond.

The Oxford Innovation EIS Growth Fund launched in 2021 and invested in nine innovative companies over the course of the 2021/22 fiscal year. Fund 2 opened for investment in 2022, completing nine investments, and Fund 3 launched in 2023.

As a part of the SQW Group, Oxford Innovation Finance is well connected to the early-stage/start-up ecosystem and, through its sister companies, is able to offer connections to a wide range of support, beyond that of just access to finance. Oxford Innovation Advice offer business expertise and advice for leaders of ambitious businesses through a range business support & coaching programmes. And Oxford Innovation Space manage a nationwide network of 25+ Innovation Centres which host and support over 1000 start-ups and SMEs.